Public Records: Restaurant Inspections

This summary, pulled from reports at www.rosscountyhealth.com, reflects conditions found on the date of the inspection and does not necessarily reflect conditions at all times. Inspection reports can be viewed in their entirety at the Ross County Health District's Environmental Health Office, 475 Western Ave., Suite 3A.

Bangkok Palace, 870 N. Bridge St., (July 9 inspection) - Critical violation for time/temperature control in hot and cold holding for raw seed sprouts stored at 75 degrees and raw egg in a shell at 80 degrees internally. Raw seed sprouts and raw shell eggs must be stored at or below 41 degrees. Seed sprouts and eggs were kept at room temperature in the kitchen and were thrown away during the inspection. Critical violation tied to food thawing as inspector observed two bags of raw shrimp thawing in standing water at 68 degrees in pan. Parts of the shrimp were frozen and other parts were thawed out. Restaurant must adhere to regulations for proper thawing. Observed raw chicken in walk-in cooler stored above ready-to-eat foods such as green peppers, onions, pea pods and whipped cream - raw animal products should be stored below ready-to-eat foods.

Casa Del Taco, 1055 N. Bridge St., (July 9 inspection) - Critical violation for time/temperature control as inspector observed diced tomatoes at 51 degrees and cheddar cheese at 50 degrees in walk-in cooler that itself read 50 degrees - such foods must be stored at 41 degrees or less and must be discarded if stored higher than that for more than two hours. The seals around the walk-in cooler door was worn and/or missing and the self-closing latch to walk-in cooler door was not working properly. Observed cooling fan in kitchen food prep area dusty and needing cleaned.